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[Guest post] Bad Bunny shoo shooes anyone liking AI-generated song replicating his style and voice – is he right?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/guest-post-bad-bunny-shoo-shooes-anyone.html The issues with AI-generated content and AI clones are certainly not going away any time soon. The latest concerns Porto Rican sensation Bad Bunny, as Katfriend Despoina Dimitrakopoulou (Plug and Play Tech Center) explains. Over to Despoina: Bad Bunny shoo shooes anyone liking AI-generated song replicating his style and... Continue reading
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Unambiguous disclosure without patent profanity (T 2171/21)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/unambiguous-disclosure-without-patent.html US patent attorneys wishing to understand certain peculiarities of European patent drafting need look no further than the recent Board of Appeal decision in T 2171/21. This case is a textbook example of the EPO’s strict approach to added matter. The decision highlights the inadequacy of mere lists of various features for satisfying... Continue reading
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Some scope of protection please!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/some-scope-of-protection-please.html This Kat reported here on the narrowing scope of protection of lowly distinctive marks. While they were overprotected in the past, it seems that the pendulum has swung too far in the direction of underprotection. A recent decision from the EUIPO’s Board of Appeal (‘BoA’) seems to confirm this... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_18.html Some interesting news items were posted on the IPKat blog in the second week of December: check out their summaries below to find your way to the full posts. Image: flickr.com Decisions Anastasiia Kyrylenko considered the General Court’s decision confirming the validity of two 3D trade marks owned by... Continue reading
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Sunday Surprises

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/sunday-surprises_17.html While the year is coming to an end, the IP community has been busy planning lots of exciting events and opportunities for the New Year. Here are some of the things to look forward to in 2024: Framing IP Rights in Legal, Economic, and Cultural Settings Swansea University’s Institute... Continue reading
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Africa IP highlights 2023: Reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/africa-ip-highlights-2023-reforms-in-ip.html This post is the third and final instalment in the “Africa IP Highlights 2023″ series of posts highlighting some of the key developments in IP in Africa in 2023. The first 2 posts covered copyright and trade marks. As previously stated, the Africa IP Highlights 2023 is the result... Continue reading
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Failure to comply with the terms of a copyright assignment agreement held to amount to copyright infringement in France

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/failure-to-comply-with-terms-of.html This Kat is always on the hunt for new copyright rulings. This time he has found a recent ruling issued by the Paris Court of Appeal, concerning a copyright assignment agreement, a subject that is the source of many disputes in France. This time, the dispute notably concerns both... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Transparency requirements in the EU Provisional Agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act influence the copyright and wider tech debate

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/guest-post-transparency-requirements-in.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest opinion by Katfriend Roya Ghafele (OxFirst), addressing the copyright implications of the upcoming EU Artificial Intelligence Act. Here’s what Roya writes: Transparency requirements in the EU Provisional Agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act influence the Copyright and... Continue reading
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Africa IP highlights 2023: Trade marks

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/africa-ip-highlights-2023-trade-marks.html Yesterday, it was all about key developments in the copyright field in the Africa IP Highlights 2023 – the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and researchers across Africa: Clarisse Mideva; Rita Chindah; and Jessie Mgonga. Today, it’s about the trade marks. February: In Nigeria, the... Continue reading
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Africa IP highlights 2023: Copyright

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/africa-ip-highlights-2023-copyright.html Another December is here which means “The Africa IP Highlights” are here! The Africa IP Highlights is an initiative of this Kat and is a series of posts put together to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa each year. Interested readers can find the Africa... Continue reading